Noxious Weeds | San Juan County | Washington State University

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Our Mission

The mission of the San Juan County Noxious Weed Program is to focus on education, prevention, technical assistance and control of noxious weeds through voluntary compliance with RCW 17.10 and WAC 16-750. The Program offers:

Early Detection and Rapid Response;
Educational Materials & Programs;
Noxious Weed Identification and Inventories;
Site-specific Control Recommendations;
Weed Control Assistance to Individuals, Organizations & Agencies;
Weed Wrench Loans to San Juan County Residents.

Our Goals

The Goals of the Noxious Weed Board Are:

To provide education and outreach services to public and private entities on topics related to invasive plants.
To provide education-based enforcement and implementation of state and county noxious weed laws.
To work closely with individuals, property owners, businesses, associations and government agencies in noxious weed control efforts.
To eradicate all known Class A noxious weeds within the county.
To Contain or control the spread of all state-designated or county-selected Class B and C noxious weeds within the county.
To prevent the incursion of newly listed or unlisted weeds of concern on to county lands.

Introduction to Noxious Weeds in San Juan County